I tested positive for mono at the beginning of March. In the two months prior to my flare-up, I was experiencing the following symptoms:

~ Loss of appetite that resulted in weight loss
~ Headaches
~ Swollen glands
~ Random abdominal pain (esp on the upper left side)

When I flared-up, I had:

~ White patches on the right side of my throat
~ Mouth sores (canker sores)
~ Lymph nodes on the ride side of my neck were huge
~ Headaches continued

The above symptoms lasted for about 3 weeks. My doctor gave me Clindamycin & Valtrex to get rid of any lingering bacterial infection accompanying the virus.

I have been feeling pretty decent for the past 2-3 weeks, but all of the sudden I woke up yesterday with:

~ Both sides of my neck swollen to the point where it hurt to move
~ Body aches
~ Headache
~ Slight abdominal pain
~ Loss of appetite
~ Scratchy throat
~ Mouth sores

These symptoms have continued throughout today.

I don’t mean to sound like a paranoid hypochondriac, but this is kinda scary for me, because I thought mono (even though it lies dormant in your system forever after you get it) was supposed to calm down after about a month. I am a college student, it’s finals week, and I did drink a little bit over the weekend, but nothing that I haven’t been doing for the past few weeks since I’ve been feeling better. I have also been getting as much rest as possible.

Can anyone tell me if this is normal or not? Has anyone experienced a relapse like this?
During the flare-up I also had a terrible earache in my right ear and sore throat…but those are a given with mono flare-ups.

24 year old, inexperienced guy here again!

I’m 6′3, fairly slim upper body, not defined in any way, but getting just a little bit of a beer gut (I need to get rid of that!). My lower body is a bit thicker and more muscular than my upper body.

So, what sort of exercising should I be doing to get my body into dancing shape? I was told to avoid heavy weights at the gym as they bulk you up and you never see really bulky dancers. I was told to avoid running as it’s strenuous in the legs.

I really need to get my stomach a little flatter as well as build strength and flexibility. I wouldn’t mind adding a little bit of size, but not too much. I think my legs could be a little smaller too.

Should I do yoga? Weights? Pilates? What type of cardio?

Okay so every time I insert a tampon, I can feel the very end of it, not the string, but the end of it. My mom says even though i’m putting it in, It’s not at the right angle. It feels like when i’m sitting down the end is poking the inside of the wall and it’s soooooo uncomfortable it’s really hard to sleep. I’ve been using plastic applicators, the slim kind, and when I go to put it in I hold the grip part with my thumb and middle finger and push until my fingers are outside my body, and since it’s not been feeling right, i’ve been putting my fingers inside just a little bit and then using my fore finger to push it in. Is there anything I can do? Please help, even my mom has tried inserting it. The first time I couldn’t feel anything, but now every time I put it in I can. Please, any advice is welcome, this is really tearing me apart and i’ve had so many melt downs and sobbings over this, and kind comments only please.

Sorry, repost!

Okay so every time I insert a tampon, I can feel the very end of it, not the string, but the end of it. My mom says even though i’m putting it in, It’s not at the right angle. It feels like when i’m sitting down the end is poking the inside of the wall and it’s soooooo uncomfortable it’s really hard to sleep. I’ve been using plastic applicators, the slim kind, and when I go to put it in I hold the grip part with my thumb and middle finger and push until my fingers are outside my body, and since it’s not been feeling right, i’ve been putting my fingers inside just a little bit and then using my fore finger to push it in. Is there anything I can do? Please help, even my mom has tried inserting it. The first time I couldn’t feel anything, but now every time I put it in I can. Please, any advice is welcome, this is really tearing me apart and i’ve had so many melt downs and sobbings over this, and kind comments only please.
43 minutes ago – 4 days left to answer.

It’s not for me it’s for a friend. He is 12 a little chubby and always sucks his stomach in. He eats alot and like to play video games. When he thinks about exercising he gets distracted and doesn’t feel like doing it. He wants to get his stomach flat or have a little bit of abs. He is uncomfortable with hie weight. He is short and weights 97 pounds. But if his stomach was flat he would weight less. And that is his goal. Thanks for your help I’m sure my friend will appreciate it. Thanks again!

I’m 16 and today was my first day using a tampon, after trying for almost a year now. I finally got it in, and I used Tampax Pearl Lites. I can still feel it, and it hurts a little bit. I pushed the applicator far enough in I think, I pushed until my fingers touched my body, and then I pushed the smaller tube inside the larger one. It kind of feels like I have to pee, but I don’t. I can feel it inside when I walk and sit down but idk if that’s just because its my VERY first time using one, and it needs some getting used to….or because I didn’t put it far enough in? I have thought about trying Playtex Gentle Glide so maybe it wouldn’t hurt as much since Tampax only opens widthwise, and maybe it would hurt less. I am going to try taking it out in a couple of hours but I just need advice for the future times! Thankkkkk you
any suggestions on the tampon brand that I should try using next time? or any good advice period!

Ok so I usually use pads but this last month I got my period unexpectedly so I ran to the drug store to get some tampons on vaca. because I was planning on going in the pool. Long story short I’ve never been able to use tampons pretty much just because I can’t relax but I finally found a comfortable position that I like to use to insert the tampon. I use tampax pearl slender btw. The first time I got it in I was kind of nervous so I didn’t put the applicator in ALL the way so when I pushed the tampon out of the applicator it was still kind of sticking out. ***Graphic Content*** It wasn’t actually sticking out of my body but I could feel it sticking out of the vagina (the actual hole) and I could feel it sticking out w/ out sticking my finger down there. I tried pushing it in w/ my finger but it didn’t work and was a little bit painful. I left it in for about 10-15 minutes to let it soak up some blood because I know it can be painful taking out a tampon that is dry. It came out quite easily and I then tried to put another one in try to again. The applicator did go in all the way (Very easily actually…is that normal? It just slid right in) Anyways I pushed the tampon in but I could still again feel it sticking out of my body. What’s with this? Do I need shorter tampons or something? The weird thing I thought was that when I took off my underwear to resort to a pad there was spotting in my underwear.

So the question is 1. Do I need shorter tampons (or a different size or something) 2. Is it weird that I was spotting w/ the tampon in? and 3. Is it odd that the tampon slid in so easily? (because I’ve always had a horrible time trying to use them because I have small hips and I have a hard time relaxing)
Sorry it’s so long. I’m new to tampons. I’ve had my period for about 2 or 3 years btw. Thanks
Sorry I use playtex pearl gentle glides- I always get those two confused- urgh

Does it really work? I am on a low calorie, low fat diet and I exercise at least 5 days a week. I’ve been losing 1-2 pounds a week, I was just wondering if Alli worked because I’d like to drop a few more pounds a little bit faster, but I’ll take what I can get. Just curious about this product.

but i gained soo much weight. I just recently switched to the pill and saw a little bit of difference of the weight loss. but its so hard for me to loose weight and i don’t over eat but i will loose then gain it right back again. its sooo frustrating any advice??

I know that pretty much everyone asks this same question, and they all get pretty much the same answer: genetics. So, I’m trying to predict my "predetermined" height based on a few details:

First, my parents:

-My dad is like 5′10" now, but he’s almost 49 and doesn’t stand straight most of the time; and I saw 5′11" on one of his old driver licenses
-My mom is short. I don’t know how short, but her head is a tiny bit over my chin. She’s Asian.

Now me:

-I turn 19 this December. (I’m male too)
-I’m 5′9" around 130 lbs with a slim figure
-I’ve been doing just a little light weight lifting the past several months
-I’m half Asian, and I used to look so when I was younger; but now it’s so subtle that the officer reports me as "white male" when I get a speeding ticket
-My body frame is small compared to my dad
-My facial hair hasn’t grown yet. I mean my mustache does a tiny little bit, but I’ve never shaved my face once in my life (there’s a lot of hair down there, though)

My thoughts are:

-If the parent-based calculator were right, I should be at most in the middle between my parents, but I’m far taller than my mom and closer to my dad, which makes me think I’m getting most of it from my dad.
-My body frame is small compared to my dad which makes me think I’m still growing
-I have NO facial hair at all which makes me think I’m still way early for the end of puberty
-My younger brother (17.5 years old) is like an inch shorter and seems to be growing so..

-Do you think I’m done with puberty?
-Do you think I will still grow taller?
-How can I help myself reach my full potential in relation to food, exercise, etc?
-Do height boosting products actually work?

My height isn’t all toooo bad for me really, so if you have no answer other than (live with it) you don’t have to answer. I’m just curious to know.
I asked my mom. She’s 5 feet. (remember I’m 5′9"). Also, between the age of 7 and 14 I used to run a lot, climb trees and jump around like a monkey. Between 14 and 17 I spent several hours a day in front of the computer on an uncomfortable chair. I don’t think my back is bent (it looks fine to me) but when I try to hand and not flex neither my abs or back it kinda hurts to stretch it.
when I try to hand..

hand = hang*, sorry

so when I try to hang on something and not flex anything my back hurts.